In this review, the current state-of-the-art as regards antiferroelectric ceramic systems, including PbZrO 3 -based, AgNbO 3 -based, and (Bi,Na)TiO 3 -based systems, are comprehensively summarized with regards to their energy storage performance.
Herein, we provide perspectives on the development of antiferroelectrics for energy storage and conversion applications, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the structural origin of antiferroelectricity and field-induced phase transitions, followed by design strategies for new lead-free antiferroelectrics.
Field-driven transition from antiferroelectric (AFE) to ferroelectric (FE) states has gained extensive attention for microelectronics and energy storage applications. High dielectric-breakdown-strength (DBDS) for a given material is a necessity to attain full capacity of electrical energy storage.
As a close relative of ferroelectricity, antiferroelectricity has received a recent resurgence of interest driven by technological aspirations in energy-efficient applications, such as energy storage capacitors, solid-state cooling devices, explosive energy conversion, and displacement transducers.
Antiferroelectric ceramics, thanks to their remarkable energy storage density W, superior energy storage efficiency η, and lightning-fast discharging speed, emerge as the quintessential choice for pulse capacitors [, , ].
In this work, the (Pb 0.98 La 0.02) (Zr 0.55 Sn 0.45) 0.995 O 3 (PLZS) antiferroelectric (AFE) ceramics are prepared via a unique rolling machine approach. The field-induced multiphase transitions are observed in polarization–electric field (P–E) hysteresis loops.